• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I actually finished Clockwork Princess a couple days ago, but I haven't really read much since, so CP2 is where the teaser is from this week.

"I may have helped you before," Magnus said. "But this—" He sighed. "Think, the pair of you. If someone is buying up all the yin fen in the country, then it is someone who has a reason. And who has a reason to do that?"

It was quite hard to find a non-spoilery teaser, as this is the last book in a trilogy, but on my 4th at-random page flip, I came came across this one, which I think is a really great teaser (but, as I have read the book, I could be wrong).

Hey guys! So Amanda and I are going to Robin LaFevers' signing at Anderson's Bookshop on April 7th, and because I just LOVE the His Fair Assassin books (and want to shove them into the hands of EVERYONE), I'm giving away winner's choice of Grave Mercy in paperback or Dark Triumph in hardcover, to be signed and personalized at the event!

The giveaway starts now and goes through April 5th, so there's enough time for winner response before the signing. Also, the winner only has 24 hours to respond, and must be 13 years or older with a US mailing address. Be sure to read all the rules (just above the rafflecopter) before entering.

For those not familiar with Grave Mercy, here's the synopsis from Goodreads:

Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.

Ismae’s most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?

And here is Dark Triumph's synopsis from Goodreads (not spoilery for GM):

Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. Naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, the convent views Sybella as one of their most dangerous weapons.

But those assassin’s skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. Her father’s rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother’s love is equally monstrous. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?

This heart-pounding sequel to Grave Mercy serves betrayal, treachery, and danger in equal measure, bringing readers back to fifteenth century Brittany and will keep them on the edge of their seats.

The Rules:

—Must be 13 years or older to enter.

—Open to US ONLY.

—Giveaway ends 3/5/13 at 11:59pm EST.

—Winner will have 24 hours to respond to our email, if no response is given a new winner will be chosen.

—All entries are checked, and any false entries will be deleted.
—We at T3 are not responsible if the package is lost or damaged in the mail.

Inside Out and The Gathering Dark came from Haley via YA Book Exchange, The Sky is Everywhere and Finnikin of the Rock are library books, Clockwork Princess came from Books of Wonder, and Froi of the Exiles I bought.

Book News is a new thing we're doing, and while the title may change, the point is to recap what has gone on in the book world over the past week. (Keep in mind, for right now it's all YA lit news)

Stacey Jay revealed the new cover on her blog. It releases July 23, 2013 from Delacorte BFYR. According the Stacey, the cover was changed because the old one didn't show that while this was a retelling, it was also set on another planet, and booksellers were concerned that the old cover was too paranormal romance-looking (though there is romance, it's just not paranormal). Here's the old cover, for reference:

"Here was an itch that could not be scratched in public...Karou gave him a short respite and kept drawing. As soon as he started to relax and...unclench...she struck again and had to stifle a laugh when his face went rigid. Another bead vanished between her fingers. Then another."

This scene was so fun and wonderfully written! As a whole it gives you a good sense of Karou, the main character, and the fun that you can expect to find throughout the book.

Tuesday Tea Break

This post needs a header. Unfortunately, we don't have one, but if you would be so kind as to imagine a really pretty one right up there at the top, that would be great! Thanks <3!

So while I sit here gorging myself on chili cheese fries (yum!) and trying to decide if I can even think of enough books for this weeks Top 10 Tuesday (I can't) I figured it was time for an update. Things have been pretty quiet around here lately and the natives are getting restless. We've been tossing a few ideas around to try and shake things up and a few have stuck. Here's a list!

Things we'd like to implement here at T3:

1. Post-"taste" Reviews.

After much discussion over lattes (hot chocolate for Erin) we came to the conclusion that most people don't read reviews. If you're the kind of person that reads the whole review, please don't take offense to this claim. We love and appreciate you for the beautiful butterfly that you are! But the truth is, they don't and we include ourselves in this group too. I personally get so many reviews everyday that I just don't have time to read ALL the ones that interest me. I usually look at the rating and then skim through the actual review looking for something interesting. Some reviews are just ridiculously long and in-depth. Neither Erin or I are that analytical when it comes to reviewing books (Lisa is, but she's been busy with moving and what not) so we like a quick summary of thoughts on the book. Pros, cons, etc.

Enter the Post-"taste" Review! Eh, get it? Post-"TASTE" like haste, only tea themed...okay. I'll admit, I came up with as a joke title, but we kept coming back to it and it just stuck. We like it. It's staying. Anyways, the Post-"taste" Review is a quick 3-5 sentence quick review of our thoughts on the book. Great for the people who just want to know the good and the bad.

2. Tuesday Tea Break Vlogs.

This is a recent addition that we haven't implemented yet. We're still working out the logistics, but we like the idea because it's something different. I don't know of many review blogs that have vlogs. Maybe I just haven't found them, whatever. We're behind of a lot of things, author signings, release updates, all sorts of things, and vlogs would be a faster way, over all, for us to get those out to you guys! Also, I used to make vlogs and I really miss them.

Not only will we catch you up on all things bookish in our little corner of the internet, but we can catch you up on anything else we feel like, AND introduce you to our favorite teas! I mean, we're a tea themed review blog but we really don't have much tea stuff going on here and that makes us sad.

3. New "Sunday Posts"

We'd like to give you guys a more "all-inclusive" sunday post and not just "hey, look at all the books we got!"Partly because it's the same old, same old every week and partly because I haven't been buying books (still on my self-imposed book buying ban) so I don't feel like I have much to contribute. We're working on what kind of content to fill the sunday posts with still, so if there's anything that you guys would like to see let us know! We'd love your input!

So those are the main things going on over here. We're trying to make a blog that's more interesting for all of you, our darling readers. Let us know how we're doing!

Jellicoe Road and The Truth About Forever I picked up from the library, and Neferet's Curse I bought at B&N. I got Altered and pins from Jenn's Altered launch party Thursday (I should have a recap up tomorrow), which was pretty awesome!

FTC Disclaimer

All of the books that we review are either purchased by us, given to us by the author/publisher, or gifted. All opinions expressed are our own and we are in no way paid for writing reviews. We'll state in our review whether the book is from the publisher or purchased/gifted.
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